What is physical integrity rights score in Ireland?

Physical integrity rights score in Ireland was 3.12 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 3.12 in 2019.

What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6247 in 1961.

How does Ireland rank for physical integrity rights score?

Ireland ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.

Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Ireland data come from?

The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Ireland

Name: Physical Integrity Rights Score in Ireland
Creator: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ireland: Physical Integrity Rights Score was 3.12 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

3.12

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

24th

of 193 countries

All-time high

3.12

in 2019

All-time low

0.6247

in 1961

Years of data

1946–2019

Physical Integrity Rights Score in Ireland, 1946–2019

Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for physical integrity rights score in Ireland is 3.12, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physical integrity rights score in Ireland peaked at 3.12 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6247, in 1961.

That places Ireland 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1940s	0.7384	0.6618	0.8162	4
1950s	0.7962	0.6854	0.8626	10
1960s	0.6939	0.6247	0.8124	10
1970s	1.34	0.8494	1.91	10
1980s	1.84	1.54	2.12	10
1990s	2.38	2.18	2.54	10
2000s	2.48	2.29	2.67	10
2010s	2.87	2.48	3.12	10

Countries ranked near Ireland

21 Canada 3.17 compare
22 Belgium 3.16 compare
23 Taiwan 3.13 compare
25 Estonia 3.1 compare
26 Samoa 2.92 compare
27 Japan 2.87 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

More social development data for Ireland

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 137,869 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 69 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 330 (2025)
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 33,728 (2025)
Forcibly displaced people 171,597 (2025)
Press freedom 2 (2016)
Self-reported life satisfaction 6.93 (2025)

All data for Ireland →

Frequently asked questions

What is physical integrity rights score in Ireland?: Physical integrity rights score in Ireland was 3.12 in 2019, according to Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest physical integrity rights score recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 3.12 in 2019.
What is the lowest physical integrity rights score recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6247 in 1961.
How does Ireland rank for physical integrity rights score?: Ireland ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
Is physical integrity rights score rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Physical Integrity Rights Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Physical Integrity Rights Score
Source: Fariss et al. (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 11,139 data points, 1946–2019
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The score captures the extent to which citizens are protected from government killings, torture, political imprisonments, extrajudicial executions, mass killings and disappearances. Large positive scores mean abuses are rare relative to other countries and years, large negative scores that abuses are relatively widespread.